Innovations & New Products

GERMANY – Paper and packaging company Mondi is investing approximately US$5 million in a new research and development (R&D) facility at Mondi Steinfeld in Germany.…

US – US-based medical technology company Ethicon, owned by Johnson & Johnson, has announced that it will use Eastman’s Renew co-polyester for its sterile barrier…

KENYA – Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Centre has partnered with Taka Ni Mali to recycle e-waste in Kajiado county. The two organizations have…

GERMANY – Global provider of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, Siegwerk has announced that its packaging ink series UniNATURE has won…

US – US-based technology company Corning is to receive US$103.8 million of funding from  BARDA for planned domestic glass tubing and vial manufacturing. Based in…

US – Personal care brand Ingreendients has partnered with US-based packaging company Berry Global to develop shampoo and conditioner bottles made from 100% recycled plastic…

UKRAINE – Releaf Paper, a Ukrainian-based start-up that uses a patented technology to process fallen leaves into cellulose for paper production, has launched its paper…

UK – Life science industry partner Peli BioThermal has announced its newest reusable temperature-controlled shipping solution Crēdo Go. The company says Crēdo Go is designed…

BULGARIA – Coca-Cola HBC Bulgaria managed to reduce the plastic used in its product packaging by 1 158.85 tons, preventing the release of 2 537.89…

JAPAN – Japanese drinks giant Suntory Holdings is putting a lot of effort into its sustainability mission with the use of a first-of-a-kind 100% recycled…